Hinotori
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All I know is peppermint apparently draws rats in. Dang things ate 3 bars of peppermint soap.
Egg Hatching
- Thread starter The Porch
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Mini Horses
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Today I found an unknown, sneaky, broody 
by accident. Who knows when or if 
. I'll leave her alone and just see what comes of it. I THINK 5 eggs....not sure. Whatever!! On your own, gal. 
by accident. Who knows when or if . I'll leave her alone and just see what comes of it. I THINK 5 eggs....not sure. Whatever!! On your own, gal. Mini Horses
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Yep, she's there and growling 
I was on that ladder looking for something either one or two weeks ago...this situation wasn't. I'll start looking for chicks next week, every couple days. She's way up....6' on a box of stuff.
Will get a big crate ready to ground her once hatched....for protecting in a stall, until they're a couple weeks old. Pen at night,etc. A chicken surprise!! 
I was on that ladder looking for something either one or two weeks ago...this situation wasn't. I'll start looking for chicks next week, every couple days. She's way up....6' on a box of stuff. Will get a big crate ready to ground her once hatched....for protecting in a stall, until they're a couple weeks old. Pen at night,etc. A chicken surprise!! - Thread starter
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The Porch
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Wow, 6 f t upYep, she's there and growling
Mini Horses
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Yeah...that's why she wasn't noticed!!Wow, 6 f t up
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The Porch
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Topping off the wood chips in the run as much as I can before the fall rains hit & winter .
I'll get some new flock pics later today.
I'll get some new flock pics later today.
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The Porch
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Well its been a bit since I posted about raising chickens. I dont have any that have gone broody. which I am glad. two did last year and it took a long time to break it.
I wont be doing any natural egg hatching for quite a while.
I wont be doing any natural egg hatching for quite a while.
Mini Horses
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A broody hen is my fav way to get chicks 
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The Porch
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I ordered from amazon a - 1 Pack Seedling Heat Mat for Seed Starting,20" x 20.75" Waterproof Heating Pad for Indoor Plants
for the new incoming chicks.
I am going to order this morning Scratch And Peck Organic Starter Crumbles now because I found in the past during chick season they run out.
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The Porch
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In preparation of chick 
mode, @Nifty , We need the jumping chick emoji on SS please 
I got he coop walls swept down , a second set of nesting boxes 95% done. Need to put a slant board over them.
Today I'll get the chick feeders all washed up and the "nest set" I am going to pull the 4foot roost 2x4 up and set the nest there.
mode, @Nifty , We need the jumping chick emoji on SS please I got he coop walls swept down , a second set of nesting boxes 95% done. Need to put a slant board over them.
Today I'll get the chick feeders all washed up and the "nest set" I am going to pull the 4foot roost 2x4 up and set the nest there.
